I wouldn't change myself at all. Being transgender makes me who I am: a strong person, a confident person. Being transgender gives me my personality.
— Jazz Jennings
For me, Caitlyn Jenner is such a huge role model. She's really making a difference in our society by just being brave and sharing her story. People say she's not brave and courageous, but to me, she is so brave and courageous.
There are so many trans kids who are struggling with who they are. I want them to know that one day, they will find the light. No matter what, we have to be who we are. Once you love and accept yourself, then others will slowly do so as well.
I want people to feel happy in their own skins and feel accepted by society.
Ever since I could form coherent thoughts, I knew I was a girl trapped inside a boy's body. There was never any confusion in my mind. The confusing part was why no one else could see what was wrong.
Being transgender is not just a medical transition.
I want to help transgender individuals who might be struggling realize that they have to love themselves and stay true to who they are because if they keep moving forward, and keep a positive attitude, then things will get better.
I'm a normal person, and I'm going to make mistakes. I think people have to accept that.
So many transgender people in the community are being covered with this umbrella of misconception that we are going to hurt someone. But we are not trying to hurt anyone.
Having transgender characters leads to more visibility, which creates education. Education can hopefully lead to everyone treating our community with acceptance and love.
I want to show people they don't have to be scared of being different.
I'm so happy trans visibility has increased immensely.
I see myself maybe being, like, a movie producer or screenwriter or a novelist or a scientist or mathematician.
I have a bunch of transgender friends, but they're all spread out across the country.
As a 15-year-old teenage girl, I can attest to the fact that boys dominate most conversations between girls my age.
I've always known exactly who I am. I was a girl trapped in a boy's body.
Bras should be comfortable. I hate when you have all those bras with all that wiring that poke into your ribs, and you take it off at the end of the day, and it feels good. It shouldn't feel good to take off your bra at the end of the day. It should be something that feels good throughout the day.
The real me is happy and proud to be who I am.
A lot of people - boys - look at me differently. They think that if they date me, they are gay because they are dating another boy. In instances like this, I feel almost excluded, if that's the right word. I feel like I'm being put on a different shelf.
Acceptance is so important because we cannot go through this journey alone. I am fortunate to have a very supportive family, but not all trans kids are so lucky. I recommend seeking out a friend or an adult who you think will accept you and telling them how you feel.
The more words I learned, the more I started to verbalize my feelings. Whenever my mom or dad would compliment me by saying something like 'Good boy,' I'd immediately correct them. 'No. Good girl.'
I'm an average girl with an average family - and I hope people can see that.
As a transgender child, I was always looking around for someone like me, because I thought I was the only one. It's hard to feel like that. But having support from my family changed everything. They helped me love myself and embrace who I am.
It means so much to me to see Caitlyn Jenner coming out, just by being her authentic self, staying true to who she is, and just living her life.
Seeing states like North Carolina enacting these bathroom bills that are banning transgender individuals from using the restrooms they identify as... it's complete discrimination.
I think being a teenager is a difficult journey in and of itself, but being transgender makes it that much harder.
A lot of straight and transgender boys get in touch with me through my website and social media. They tell me I'm inspirational and beautiful. It boosts my self-esteem.
I hope to stop discrimination against young transgender people.
When I first appeared in the media, it was rare to see trans people on TV, and young trans kids were unheard of.
With my own videos, I definitely have more control over what I want to put out there and what I want to say. With the TV show, I'm not the editor. There's always things that I wanted to put in there. My dad has the final say in everything on YouTube, but I can be more expressive.
Let's face it: your average straight, cis-gender teenage boy isn't going to pursue a relationship with a trans-girl.
I'm a patient person. I can wait for my prince charming.
In the morning when I wake up, I'll exfoliate. Then at night when I shower, I'll also use an exfoliating scrub. My routine is easy, and I just get clean skin.
I feel like so many people invalidate the experience of transgender girls thinking that they aren't regular girls, but I am a normal girl.
I've always known exactly who I am, but growing up has always been a struggle. I've even been called an 'it.'
I'm open, and I'm out there, but I also enjoy being alone, relaxing.
Progress can't happen just from trans people being out in the open. Society also has to truly accept transgender individuals. If society is capable of treating us equally, then we can and will live authentically.
As I began to grow, my family thought my obsessive interest in girly things was just a normal developmental phase.
If someone's OK with being the 'transgender girl,' that's fine, but that's not me.
We just want to help people understand that it's okay to be transgender, and they're just like everyone else.
I don't care how people treat me. I care about my message living on through other people.
I know that one day all transgender individuals will have the freedom to be who they are, no matter what. And we won't have to face the cruel judgments of society. We can just live our lives and be treated and respected like everyone else.
I definitely feel that society sets expectations for transgender people to fit in and makes us feel as if we have to dress a certain way so that we blend in with everyone else. But I believe all transgender individuals should be able to wear whatever they want and not worry about fitting in.
I love experimenting with different hair styles and going clothes shopping.
Who knows? Maybe someday I'll be living in the White House.
I'm weird: I like science and math but also like English as well.
I have no idea what I want to do for a career. But in terms of my advocacy work, I'm definitely going to continue.
Often, when a girl has a crush on a boy, her friend will dare her to speak to him or ask for a pencil, or better yet, let him know that she has a crush. Pretty risky stuff... It happens thousands of times a day in the lives of teenagers everywhere. Putting yourself out there. Daring to expose your true feelings.
Falling in love. Being in love. It's something I dream of, something I want to feel.
I wouldn't change anything about myself. Not because I'm being cocky or anything, but because this is who I am, and I'm proud of who I am.
